Rpi 256MB instead 512MB...

Hi everyone.I ordered the Rpi June 30 and I received it 3 days ago. I'm in France.On the invoice item description it says: Raspberry Pi Type B Single Board Computer 512MB, reference 7568308. Thats exactly what I've ordered on their website. This is the same reference if I order today on the website RS. The order was processed on 17 October. But when I tried to overclock and change split memory, I realized that what I got was a Model B Revision 0.1 (by cat /proc/cpuinfo command) In raspi-config I have only options for cards with 256 Mb (for example: 240MiB for ARM, 16MiB for VideoCore... etc) What to do? Do I have to make a claim? Or is just a matter of updating?Tell me if there are others in the same situation as me...Thanks.

raspypi wrote:Hi everyone.I ordered the Rpi June 30 and I received it 3 days ago. I'm in France.On the invoice item description it says: Raspberry Pi Type B Single Board Computer 512MB, reference 7568308. Thats exactly what I've ordered on their website. This is the same reference if I order today on the website RS. The order was processed on 17 October. But when I tried to overclock and change split memory, I realized that what I got was a Model B Revision 0.1 (by cat /proc/cpuinfo command) In raspi-config I have only options for cards with 256 Mb (for example: 240MiB for ARM, 16MiB for VideoCore... etc) What to do? Do I have to make a claim? Or is just a matter of updating?Tell me if there are others in the same situation as me...Thanks.

You ordered it on June 30. The 512MB version wasn't even announced until the last part of October.

Your ordered took 17 weeks and you got a 256MB from RS. People that ordered 12 weeks ago are getting 512MB's from RS. That is how they decided to reward those who waited for their RasPii, instead of canceling and ordering elsewhere. Unfortunately there is nothing that RS will do for you.

You got the 256MB you ordered. Others were treated better!

The OP ordered his almost a week after you and he received a 512MB board. So RS really did not have ryhme or reason as to how they shipped the old boards out. I ordered mine on July 7.

I waited 15 weeks and got a Revision 1.0 board. I got exactly what I ordered too.

512MB version 2.0 as WordPress ServerMotorola Lapdock with 512MBModded Rev 1.0 with pin headers at USB

http://rich1.dyndns.tv/(RS)Allied ships old stock to reward its Customers for long wait!

I d'ont know if this is a coincidence but I got tired of waiting and I sent an email saying that they sent the Rpi or they repaid me, in response to an email RS sent me saying that I had to wait a few weeks again. It was beginning to make a long wait!!

If you are really unhappy, and placed the order as a person (not a company), you can simply send it back within 7 days and ask a refund.No need to provide a reason, other than point to EU distance selling regulations...

Downside is that you will have to wait for a new Pi again, if you order a new one.

jamesh wrote:You could not have ordered a 512 on 25th June - the 512's were only announced in October. So in fact you have received exactly what you ordered. Sorry.

I've received a piece from RS Stock No. 756-8308

Online RS sells that code for 512MB Pi

Now, why they send me a 256one?

When they receive a new stock,they sell items to pending backordered.

Why they are shipping the 512Mbonly to recent orders ? (less waiting than others, same stock)

What's the problem? You got exactly what you ordered! Besides if you have questions why RS does what it does do you really think posters here will have the answer? Better ask them (RS) directly through their customer support, don't you think?

If it makes you feel better: I ordered what must be one of the last Pies with 256MB, for two days later the 512MB version was all over the place. But then it doesn't make any difference for the use I make of it and if it did I wouldn't have ordered it in the first place.